Combined cot-bed and canopy



(No-Model.) I

J. W. STEELE.

COMBINED 00T BBD AND GANGPY. No. 263,987. Patented Sept. 5, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

JOHN W. STEELE,IOF OBERLIN, OHIO.

COMBINED oor-BED AND CANoPY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,987, datedSeptember 5, 1882,

Application tiled August 7, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. SrEELE,a' citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residingv at Oberlin, inthe county of Lorain and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvemcnts in Combined Cot andCanopy; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanyin g drawings, and to letters or gures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of `this specification.

My invention relates to a portable knockdown cot and accessories for thesame; and it consists in certain features hereinafter de scribed,andspecifically set forth in the claims.

Figure lis a perspective of a cot constructed in accordance with myinvention.' Fig. 2 is a detail thereof. Figs. 3, 4,and 5 are details ofthe accessories, and Fig. 6 is a perspective of the cot and itsaccessories combined. Fig. 7 is a detail of the hinge.

Like letters refertolike parts in all the figures.

A Arepresent the posts of the cot, and they are mort'ised at a for thereception of the side rails, B, which are tenoned to lit the mortisesloosely, and the tenons are perforated for the reception ot pins b orare notched, as at b', (sce Fig. 2;) or, to save weakening the post, ainortised bracket, b2, having inclined bearings, if desired, may beused, all for a purpose vhereinafter described. Each pair of posts areunited at their tops by a hinge, a', and a bolt or rod, a2, which may bescrew-threaded and provided with a nut, is secured to one of the postsof -each pair, or it may be to one of the leaves of the hinge, and iscurved so as to project upwardly in a vertical line and pass throughholes in a connectingrail, G, whose ends c c project beyond the posts,as shown. The canvas D of the cot is secured to the rails in anysuitable Well-known manner.

E E are spreaders, which may be adapted to pass into holes c in theposts, as shown.; or one or both of them may be constructed to alsoserve as head and foot boards, as shown at the left of Fig. l, in whichcase they are cut away at each end to form a projection, e', and a bevelor wedge, e2.

This being the construction of the cot, the

mannerof setting it up is as follows: The posts 4are first spread, asshown', or the side rails may be tirst inserted into the mortises orbrackets of the posts, and the spreaders are then placed in position, sothat the canvas D of the cot is stretched taut transversely, and therails will be somewhat looselyheld in their mortises, the posts beingsubstantially vertical when, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, theyare, in

putting on the rail O or any flexible connection,

drawn toward each other at their tops, and this acts to bind themortises upon the tenons, Where, by means of the pins or notches, theparts, While under the strain thus caused, are held rmly together, andthis strain is'preserved by the bolts a2 passing through the bar C or bysecurely tying the flexible connection. 4 As thus far described the cotis ready for use 5 but to adapt the same for use out-offdoors as a tentand cot combined, or for use in-doors as -a mosquito-canopy and cotcombined, I pro vide certain accessories constructed of mosquito-nettingor canvas, as desired, and in such a manner that the cot as constructedserves as a support for the same.

The canopy or tent or netting as completed consists of three pieces-twoend pieces, or hoods,and a ywhich,when applied,resembleinexteriorappearanceanA-tent. The end pieces or hoods F consistof three triangular pieces of fabric, ff' f2, stitched together on thelines forming the corners and ridge of the tent; or the latter seam maybe, and preferably is, omit-ted. At f3 an eyelet is formed or insertedof suicient size to permit the passage therethrough ofthe rod a. Similareyelets, f, are formed at the lower corners, through which ordinarytent-pegs are driven. For indoor use the well-known screw eyes or hooksmay be employed. rEhe y G, which overlaps the ridge-seams of the hoods,is provided with similar eyelets' to receive the bolts or rods a2 andtent-pegs, and is provided with stay-ropes f6, by which it may, inconnection with the usual straining-poles, f7, be elevated for day use,as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated the cot and netting or canopy packed fortransportation. The flyis removed and used as the covering or receptacleof the separated parts, which are laid IOO 2 ece,

snugly together therein and rolled to form a compact parcel, as shown. Ithus provide a cot and canopy which is light, strong, serviceable, andrequiring slight space-requisites essential in civil or military campingand convenient in domestic use.

It is apparent that the cot is capable ot' use either with or Withoutthe canopy or netting. I therefor do not limit myself or my invention totheir use separately. y

It is also apparent that the posts may be made to bind upon the rails bybeing spread at their tops instead of being drawn together, and that theconnecting-rail may be extended to provideincreased room at either orboth ends of the cot, and one or both end pieces or hoods may besevered' vertically to form an end entrance, if desired. Y

rlhe y can be raised at both sides of the cot, if desired. Thehinge-pintle is extended at a right angle and screw-threaded, and isprovided with a threaded nut, as clearly shown in Fig. 7, the threadedportion serving the function of bolt a2.

Having described my invention and its operation, WhatI claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a cot, the combination of the canvas and side rails with postsadapted, by being drawn together at their tops, to firmly bind the partstogether, substantially7 as shown and described.

2. In a cot, the combination of side rails, i

posts provided With brackets or mortised and united in pairs at theirtops, and a connectingrail or its described equivalent, adapted to holdthe posts in a strained inwardly-inclined position, substantially asshown and described.

3. The combination of the canvas, the side rails, the posts hinged attheir tops, and the wedged-shaped head-board, or its describedequivalent, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination of the posts provided With the bolt, theconnecting-rail, and the end piece orhood of the canopy, substantiallyas shown 'and described.

5. The combination ofthe side rails, the posts provided with the bolts,the connecting-rod, the

end pieces or hoods, andthe iiy, substantially as shown and described.

6. The end piece or'hood, consisting of the triangular piecesf, j", andf2, provided with the eyelets ffl, substantially as shown anddescribed.l v

7. Ahinge for a knochdown cot, provided with an extended screw-threadedpintle bent at a right angle to the body thereof, substantially as shownand described.`

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence ot' two Witnesses.

JOHN W. STEELE.

Witnesses:

E. B. S'rooKrNG, M. l. GALLAN.

